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nopoz ebead8083e fix(security): prevent ReDoS in agent_loop <think> stripping (#4877)
The lazy `<think>.*?</think>` pattern (one compiled `_THINK_RE`, one inline
copy) is applied with `re.sub` over whole model responses. With a `<think>`
opener and no closer, the engine rescans to end-of-string from every opener
-> O(n^2) on attacker-influenced output (prompt injection can echo thousands
of openers via tool output / retrieved content). CodeQL py/polynomial-redos.

Replace both with `_strip_think_blocks`, a forward-only linear scan that is
byte-for-byte equivalent to the original narrow regex: only literal
`<think>`/`</think>` (any case) match, a dangling opener with no closer is
left intact, and an orphan `</think>` is never stripped. Routing through the
broader `text_helpers.strip_think` was avoided on purpose -- it also strips
`<thinking>`, attributes and prompt echoes, which would change what the
loop's progress/circling heuristics see.

Adds tests/test_redos_think_blocks.py pinning regex-equivalence on a battery
of well-formed/edge inputs plus a linear-time bound on hostile input.
2026-06-27 04:32:42 +01:00

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"""Regression tests for ReDoS in agent_loop's `<think>...</think>` stripping.
CodeQL flagged `py/polynomial-redos` on the lazy `<think>.*?</think>` pattern
used in `src/agent_loop.py` (one compiled `_THINK_RE`, one inline copy). It is
applied with `re.sub` over a whole model response. When the closing delimiter
is missing, the engine rescans to end-of-string from every `<think>` opener ->
O(n^2) on attacker-influenced input (prompt injection via tool output /
retrieved content echoed back by the model).
The fix replaces the regex with `_strip_think_blocks`, a forward-only linear
scan that is byte-for-byte equivalent to the original
`re.sub(r'<think>.*?</think>', '', text, flags=DOTALL|IGNORECASE)`.
These tests pin BOTH halves:
* output is identical to the reference regex for legitimate inputs, and
* pathological "many openers, no closer" input completes promptly.
"""
import re
import time
from src.agent_loop import _strip_think_blocks
# The exact pattern this fix replaces. Used only as an equivalence oracle on
# well-formed inputs (never on the adversarial one, where it is the slow path).
_REFERENCE_RE = re.compile(r"<think>.*?</think>", re.DOTALL | re.IGNORECASE)
def _reference(text: str) -> str:
return _REFERENCE_RE.sub("", text or "")
# Loose ceiling: the linear helper finishes in well under 100ms; the vulnerable
# regex took seconds-to-tens-of-seconds on the same input.
_BUDGET_S = 4.0
# -- equivalence with the original regex -------------------------------------
EQUIV_CASES = [
"",
"no tags here at all",
"<think>hidden</think>visible",
"before<think>cot</think>after",
"a<think>one</think>b<think>two</think>c",
"<think>only</think>",
"<think></think>tail",
"<think>a<think>nested</think>rest", # lazy stops at first closer
"leading</think>orphan<think>x</think>", # orphan closer is NOT stripped
"trailing<think>no closer for this one", # dangling opener kept verbatim
"CASE <THINK>UP</THINK> mix <Think>x</Think>", # case-insensitive
"multi\nline\n<think>a\nb\nc</think>\nkeep", # DOTALL across newlines
"<thinking>not matched by narrow regex</thinking>", # only literal <think>
"<think >space-in-tag not matched</think >", # literal tag only
]
def test_strip_think_blocks_matches_reference_regex():
for case in EQUIV_CASES:
assert _strip_think_blocks(case) == _reference(case), repr(case)
def test_empty_and_none_safe():
assert _strip_think_blocks("") == ""
assert _strip_think_blocks(None) in (None, "")
# -- ReDoS bound -------------------------------------------------------------
def test_many_openers_no_closer_is_linear():
# Attacker echoes thousands of "<think>" with no closer. The lazy regex
# rescans to EOS from each opener (O(n^2)); the helper scans once.
hostile = "<think>" * 60_000 + "x"
start = time.perf_counter()
out = _strip_think_blocks(hostile)
elapsed = time.perf_counter() - start
# No closer anywhere -> nothing is stripped, input returned intact.
assert out == hostile
assert elapsed < _BUDGET_S, f"took {elapsed:.2f}s (expected linear)"
def test_openers_then_one_far_closer_is_linear():
hostile = "<think>" * 60_000 + "</think>" + "tail"
start = time.perf_counter()
out = _strip_think_blocks(hostile)
elapsed = time.perf_counter() - start
# First opener pairs with the single closer; lazy match spans to it.
assert out == "tail"
assert elapsed < _BUDGET_S, f"took {elapsed:.2f}s (expected linear)"